isolationist

Example Sentences

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“We can’t be completely isolationist but sometimes you have to stay within your own home.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Countries have become more isolationist manufacturing-wise, so they need to generate more electricity locally.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

Famous for its isolationist culture and strict immigration policies, the island nation has experienced a record surge in both tourists and foreign residents in recent years.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

Those sites represent shifting centers of power, influence and reigning cultural philosophy within the country, beginning with the isolationist Joseon dynasty that ruled for half a millennium, before the tumultuous modern era.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2024

But gradually they came to accept Harry's isolationist ways as the norm—at least, for him.

From This Crowded Earth by Bloch, Robert